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Wow is award's season long! But it finally reaches it's peak this Sunday with the Oscars. In this episode, Carl & Eitan share their predictions for the awards night, and share everything they look forward to. Before that, they breakdown the new Macbook Neo and what it might mean for the Cupertino company. Join us!

Fear not - Carl's back after a week off! Carl and Eitan talk through the surprising resolution (maybe?) of the fight for Warner Bros. They also discuss awards season fatigue.

With Carl unavailable because of moving duties, Kevin is back to help breakdown everything in the world of enterteinment. First, Eitan and Kevin deep dive into the world of sports and breakdown the great coverage of the Winter Olympics by NBC/Peacock, and how they proved (again) that they are the best product<> channel fit in the streaming world. They then chat about how the preparations are...

Carl and Eitan make their annual predictions across the world of media & entertainment. They also review their performance from 2025! Discussion includes broadcast TV, Neon's Cannes strategy, Netflix's theatrical strategy, strike threats and Disney (of course!).

Disney is ready to try the whole transitioning-from-Iger-to-a-new-CEO thing, going with a similar play to last time: elevating the head theme parks and experiences. Now they hope that Josh D'Amaro turns out better than Bob Chapek. Carl & Eitan breakdown what it means, including how important it will be to keep Dana Walden at house of mouse. Also in this episode: Sundance's last hurrah...

Carl & Eitan are back with discussion about Apple's strategy for creative tools. They also run down the relatively few surprises in this year's Oscar nominations.

The Empire is in shambles. In this week's episode, Carl & Eitan use Kathleen Kennedy's stepping down as the head of the beloved franchise to check-in on its state and what the future might hold. Before that they quickly break down the Golden Globe results. Join us! Note: This episode was recorder before the Oscar Nominations were announced. We'll recap them next week!

On the eve of the Golden Globes, Kevin Sachs joins Carl & Eitan to cure their holiday hangover.

Carl & Eitan spend most of the episode discussing 2 new developments in the Oscars metagame. First off, the Academy and Google announced that the Oscars telecast will be moving to YouTube in 2029. Next, many of the branches announced their shortlists for below-the-line categories. To round things out (and to move away from awards chatter!), the boys give a quick update on David Ellison's lates...

The end of the year refuses to slow down. In this episode Carl & Eitan give a quick update on the WBD v Paramount saga and break down Disney's deal/partnership/licensing/investment with OpenAI. After that they break down the Golden Globes nominations and share their main takeaways and surprises. Join us!

Carl & Eitan dissect – what else? – Warner Brothers' acquisition by Netflix.

Carl and Eitan are back after an Los Angeles trip and a quick Thanksgiving Break. In this episode they give their review of Universal Studios Hollywood (spoiler: not great), catch up on everything they've watched that has Oscar buzz—including Hamnet, Bugonia, Rental Family, Train Dreams, and Sentimental Value—and give a quick update on where the Warner Brother's Discovery stakes are at!

Netflix seems genuintly interested in aquiring Warner Brothers Discovery...but why would they? That's the main question Carl & Eitan explore in this week's episode. Other topics include their first reactions to The Secret Agent and Frankenstein, as well as a game of "guess the top 5 movies at the box office this past weekend" (spoiler: do these movies even exist?)

Warners is for sale (again!), so Carl & Eitan look into the current state of bidding. They also debate the merits of Apple's new F1 deal and take a bemused look at Travis Kelce's Six Flags investment.

This really could be Netflix's Fall, with the big streamer dealing and wheeling left and right. In this episode, Carl & Eitan explore everything the Los Gatos company is being up to, including a deal with Spotify for exclusive video distribution of (some) Ringer podcasts, a deal with AMC to have the mega sensation KPop Demon Hunters 1-weekend release play in world's biggest theater cha...

If you know you know. If you don't – Carl & Eitan are joined by Kevin & Alex for their annual fantasy movie awards draft. They discuss the upcoming awards season and dissect each others' picks across 7 rounds.

Carl & Eitan rave about the latest PTA movie. They share their reviews, their thoughts on its Oscar chances, and break down if box office results will end up mattering for the latest in a string of hits for Warner Brothers Discovery.

Lots of rambly topics as the boys gear up for One Battle After Another. They check in on the Jimmy Kimmel drama before Eitan gives tepid reviews of the things he is watching.

Carl & Eitan explore the three big developments from last week that represent the status of TV and its cultural and political role in 2025: ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel after pressure from the FCC and its affiliates, a terrible (according to Eitan) Emmys broadcast with relatively good winners, and Ellison's master plan to take over both Warner Bros Discovery and TikTok.

Carl & Eitan deliberate the early awards chances of the buzziest films at Venice, Telluride & Toronto.

Carl & Eitan do one of the rare "2 topics and 2 topics only" SID episodes this week. They begin by breaking down the success of KPop Demon Hunters, including the winners and losers of the deal. Who do you think deserves more questioning: Netflix for not having the film in theaters for (way) longer, or Sony for having sold it in the first place? Then, Eitan shares his in-depth review...

Carl & Eitan run through a variety of topics this week. They dive into the WGA's aggressive move to boot Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar; discuss the critical success of The Naked Gun ; and look forward (...) to the new patriotic duty of subscribing to Paramount+ to watch UFC matches.

Turns out The Sphere in Las Vegas is not good for all types of shows. Eitan & Carl begin this week's episode mostly cringing at how bad the screening of The Wizard of Oz at the newest strip landmark went. Then, they spend the rest of the episode in Disney Streamingland, breaking down the Mouse's announcements around their plans for ESPN's new direct-to-consumer offering, as well as...

After checking back in on Pedro Pascal's summer at the box office, the boys drill into the bizarre news of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 's cancellation. They discuss the implication of this cancellation on the Skydance/Paramount merger and also rubberneck at Warner Bros. Discovery's latest naming announcement.

Join us as Eitan and Carl break down the Emmys nominations (spoiler alert: they are disappointed at how many nominations 2 shows got), share their reactions to James Gunn's Superman, and discuss if Apple's decision to get the F1 rights is a good one (the actual Formula 1 rights, not the movie, which is already theirs. Anyway).